| «seni ben | You— |
| cok sevdim | I cherished you beyond the compass of stars, |
| delicesiye | With a frenzy like wild poppies burning in the field, |
| seni ben | You— |
| cok sevdim | I cherished you beyond the compass of stars, |
| ölurcesiye | With a longing that shadowed the footsteps of death, |
| ahh seni ben | Ah, you— |
| cok sevdim | I cherished you beyond the compass of stars, |
| erkekcesiye | With the steadfastness of granite, a man’s silent creed, |
| seni ben ahh seni ben | You—ah, you— |
| bebegim sana gönlumu verdim | My beloved, I have entrusted you with the citadel of my heart, |
| bebegim | Sweetheart, |
| sana ömrumu verdim | I have laid the sum of my days at your altar, |
| bebegim | Sweetheart, |
| seni senden cok sevdim bebegim | I have loved you more than you could ever love yourself, my dearest, |
| bebegim ahh bebegim | Sweetheart—ah, sweetheart, |
| (bebegim sana gönlumu verdim | (My beloved, I have entrusted you with the citadel of my heart, |
| bebegim sana ömrumu verdim | My beloved, I have laid the sum of my days at your altar, |
| bebegim | Sweetheart, |
| seni senden cok sevdim | I have loved you more than you could ever love yourself, |
| bebegim | Sweetheart, |
| bebegim | Sweetheart, |
| ahh bebegim) | Ah, sweetheart) |
| seninlen son defa konusabilsem | If I could speak to you once more, with the hush of evening falling, |
| seninlen son defa dertlesebilsem | If I could confess to you once more, where old sorrows gather like rain, |
| seninlen son defa aglasabilsem | If I could weep with you once more, till the world is rinsed of mourning, |
| seninlen off seninlen | With you—ah, with you— |
| bebegim sana gönlumu verdim | My beloved, I have entrusted you with the citadel of my heart, |
| bebegim sana ömrumu verdim | My beloved, I have laid the sum of my days at your altar, |
| seni senden cok sevdim | I have loved you more than you could ever love yourself, |
| bebegim bebegim ahh bebegim | Sweetheart, sweetheart—ah, sweetheart, |
| (bebegim sana gönlumu verdim | (My beloved, I have entrusted you with the citadel of my heart, |
| bebegim sana ömrumu verdim | My beloved, I have laid the sum of my days at your altar, |
| seni senden cok sevdim | I have loved you more than you could ever love yourself, |
| bebegim bebegim ahh bebegim) | Sweetheart, sweetheart—ah, sweetheart) |
| bebegim sana gönlumu verdim | My beloved, I have entrusted you with the citadel of my heart, |
| bebegim sana ömrumu verdim | My beloved, I have laid the sum of my days at your altar, |
| seni senden cok sevdim | I have loved you more than you could ever love yourself, |
| bebegim bebegim ahh bebegim" | Sweetheart, sweetheart—ah, sweetheart |